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Talk to a doctor, or sports rehabilitator FIRST. Find out what you can and cannot do. You do not want to reinjure yourself. Trust me on this one. I have seen TONS of people reinjure themselves because they went back to working out/training too early. 2nd, the major question is, what exactly do you want?
You say you want to lose inches around your waist/thighs. Well, that my friend will require cardio work and a proper diet. I'm sure I don't need to explain cardio to you.
As for arms and chest; it really depends what part of the arms you want to work out. If you do bicep curls, that shouldn't affect your shoulders too much. Triceps, i would recommend you do tricep pulldowns on a machine. That way your shoulders are moving as little as possible. Their will still be strain on your shoulders, so you gotta be careful there. I don't know squat about chest to be honest. The only chest exercises I do are benches and flyes. Both are going to hurt your shoulder if you do them.
Abs - There are TONS of shoulder free exercises you can do to work your abs. The most obvious is crunches. Just lay down on a flat surface. Lay your hands palm down on said surface and raise your body up to 60 degrees. Then you lower your body to the point where you are just before touching the ground (note: try not to touch the ground). To be honest, 30 degree movement (going from 60 to 30 degrees) is enough to work your abs, but I prefer to go from 60 to about 10 - 15 degrees.
Another good one is leg raises. Actually, i'd say leg raises are essential. This is because crunches only work your upper abs. Leg raises will work the lower ones. Basically, it's a reverse sit up. Laying perfectly flat (stomach up) on a surface, with palms down, lift you legs up.
There's also medicine ball crunches, but I would recommend doing standard ones first.
And obliques! Don't forget your obliques. What good is a six pack if you got love handles! I don't know if your gym has a machine for back ups, but you can usually use said machine for oblique exercises. Oblique exercises are basically situps, but to the side.
Wooh, long post. If you need more help, just ask.
But remember. ASK A DOCTOR OR SPORTS PHYSICAN (I recommend the sports physician) BEFORE WORKING OUT AGAIN!
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